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d_bachelor01
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тАО03-12-2008 03:58 AM

тАО03-12-2008 03:58 AM

changing terminal from single-user mode

Hi Guys,

I am on single user mode then I tried to run th evi command when I had this error "I don't know what kind of terminal you are on - all I have is 'unknown'. How can I change the terminal type so that I could edit the file?

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-jef
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Pete Randall
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тАО03-12-2008 04:06 AM

тАО03-12-2008 04:06 AM

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Re: changing terminal from single-user mode

Generally, something like "export TERM=hp" should do the trick.


Pete

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Torsten.
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тАО03-12-2008 04:18 AM

тАО03-12-2008 04:18 AM

Re: changing terminal from single-user mode

You have to set the variable to the type of terminal you are using.

Most PC based emulators use vt100, in this case do

export TERM=vt100

but better check the setting of your terminal (emulator).

Hope this helps!
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Torsten.

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d_bachelor01
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тАО03-12-2008 04:27 AM

тАО03-12-2008 04:27 AM

Re: changing terminal from single-user mode

export TERM=xterm did the trick.

Thanks Pete and Torsten!

-jef
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